Deadline: 23-Jan-21
Light a Single Candle (LASC) Foundation has launched a call for applications for the International Grants Program.
The mission of LASC is to make a difference in the world. Coming from a perspective of faith in God and with gratitude for the many blessings God has provided, LASC seeks to use the resources we have been given to make the world a better place.
Focus Areas
Projects to be funded will address one of the following LASC Focus Areas:
- Food support, security, and sustainability: this may include emergency feeding and starvation relief; subsistence farming, backyard farming, or soil improvement initiatives; sustainable and regenerative food programs (i.e. aqua farming, greenhouse gardens, beekeeping, fruit tree planting and baking)
- Social Entrepreneurship & Micro development: food-related community-based initiatives that address poverty, increase income, teach new skills, provide training, and create individual, family and community economic opportunities.
- Poverty relief: Development of individuals, families, and communities toward self-determination and an improved standard of living. (i.e. access to clean water and improved sanitation practices; housing development, animal husbandry).
- By personal invitation from LASC.
Eligibility Criteria
- The recipient organization must be a not for profit USA based 501 (c) (3) public charity as defined by the Internal Revenue Service code.
- Projects to be considered must be located within the following countries: Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, or Nicaragua.
- Recipients must have staff and/or partners on the ground and include the local community in the project development and implementation.
Application Process
- First-time applicants: Please register and complete a Letter of Inquiry. Your Letter of Inquiry will be reviewed by their staff, and you will be advised of any next steps.
- Registered Users: Please log on and submit a request. Their staff will contact you with any next steps.
- If you have any questions regarding your registration or you experience technical difficulties using their site, please contact the Grants Administrator.
- If you have any questions regarding potential partnerships with Light a Single Candle Foundation or questions about the grants process, please contact the Program Officer.
For more information, visit https://www.lightasinglecandle.org/apply-for-grant/international-grants/